Colorado convict returns to prison after murder sentences
Ricky Lee Roybal-Smith returned to the Colorado Department of Corrections last week. Since he was last there, he pleaded guilty to murdering four people - a woman who got out of a car to use a bathroom, two homeless men, and an inmate in his jail cell.
Bear sightings double as new law strengthens penalties for unsecured trash
Colorado wildlife officials are urging residents to secure trash and other potential food sources as bear sightings surge across the state, and a new law gives officers stronger tools to penalize people who leave attractants accessible.
Missing since 2017 from Westminster, Colorado: Nathaniel Holmes was 17 when he disappeared
Nathaniel James William Holmes has been missing from Westminster, Colorado (Adams County), since December 19, 2017, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). His photo above (far right) is a likeness of how he might look at his current age of 25.
Broomfield police notes for Aug. 3-9
7:23 a.m.: Authorities took a report of second-degree burglary on the 300 block of East First Avenue. 6 p.m.: Broomfield police took a report of second-degree burglary on the 400 block of Summit Boulevard. Tuesday. 12:14 p.m.: Police took a report of harassment on the 7900 block of Transit Way.
Sewall Hall: CU Boulder’s Historic Heart
Outdoor Picture of the Day: Sewall Hall, CU Boulder’s Historic Heart. Look at that classic CU Boulder sandstone and red-tile roof glowing beneath the Flatirons. Sewall Hall isn’t simply another residence hall—it is one of the university’s most recognizable buildings and a living piece of Buff history.
Longmont Native Helps Keep Navy Submarine Force Mission-Ready
LONGMONT, Colo. — A Longmont native is helping support one of the U.S. Navy’s most critical missions while serving with the Pacific submarine force in Washington state. Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Andres, a 2009 graduate of Silver Creek High School, serves as a master-at-arms assigned to Strategic Weapons Facility Pac
Homicide suspect captured in Prowers County field after pursuit across southeast Colorado
Alexei Munive-Rodriguez, wanted in connection with a fatal stabbing in Northglenn, was taken into custody Sunday morning after an extensive multi-agency search across southeast Colorado that included a vehicle pursuit ending near Lamar. Officers responded at approximately 10:03 p.m. Friday to the 10500 block of Irma Dr
Denver denied detainer for alleged undocumented man with charges, ICE says
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Denver division said a detainer was denied for a man previously held in the Denver County Jail on alleged DUI and hit-and-run charges. The man, Emmanuel Roblero, is reportedly an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Colorado ranchers want fossil fuel companies held accountable
Every three days, Kathleen Sullivan Kelley hauls water from the town of Meeker to fill a 500-gallon tank at her ranch in Rio Blanco County. Kelley’s horses used to drink from ponds on the property, but there’s no longer any surface water, and she and her husband, Reed, sold the last of the 200 cows they once raised. Ke
CU Freshmen: How to Adjust to Boulder’s Altitude
Altitude 101 for CU Freshmen: How to Adjust Without Feeling Wrecked. Welcome to Boulder, new Buffs. You have made it through move-in, the Flatirons are filling the horizon, and a new semester is about to begin. But before you race to the Recreation Center or head straight for your first mountain hike, give your body a

















